ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – Crop experts say the recent heat and humidity that has hit Illinois is ideal for the state’s soybean and corn crops. Nikki Keltner is a program coordinator for the University of Illinois Extension, which covers Jo Daviess, Stephenson and Winnebago counties. She says early ear counts indicate above-average corn production in…
( KTRS ) O’Fallon, MO police are asking the public for help with surveillance footage, that could possibly shed light on the fatal shooting involving a disabled man. On August 16th police were called to the home of 57 yr old Pamela Hupp for a reported “robbery/shooting”. Hupp told officers that she shot a man,…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – After operating a nursing home facility in St. Louis for 147 years, the Little Sisters of the Poor are ending their affiliation. A spokesman for the St. Louis Archdiocese said Wednesday that the order no longer has enough nuns to staff the residence on the city’s north side, though the nuns…
Attorneys for the officials that oversaw the grand jury investigation after Michael Brown’s death, have asked a federal judge to withhold the “grisly” photos of the 18-year-old’s body, saying they’re worried they could prompt violence if leaked. The St. Louis County police and prosecutor made that request in a court filing, earlier this week, related to a wrongful-death…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – State lawmakers say they’ll hold a hearing to talk about damage caused from the illegal spraying of the dicamba herbicide on crops in southeastern Missouri. Republican state Rep. Don Rone requested that the House Select Committee on Agriculture hold the meeting, citing a recent report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch…
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CHICAGO (AP) – Higher prices and fewer choices on the Illinois “Obamacare” marketplace will make choosing a health plan for 2017 a potentially frustrating experience for families who buy their own coverage. The Illinois Department of Insurance released information Wednesday on rates it submitted to federal officials. Statewide, the average rate increase for a typical…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A federal judge presiding over the wrongful-death lawsuit brought by Michael Brown’s parents declined to expand the number of people who can see sensitive grand jury details related to Brown’s 2014 death in Ferguson. U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber on Tuesday rejected a request by Brown’s mother, Lezley McSpadden,…
CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration says a pending move by Illinois’ largest public-pension fund could increase the state’s required payment by hundreds of millions of dollars. It says that would have a “devastating impact” on education and social services. The Teachers Retirement System board is scheduled to vote Friday on whether to adjust…
